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No. 596,520; Patented Jan. 4, 1898.

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No. 596,520. Patented Jan. 4, 1898.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. LEWIS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 596,520, dated January4, 1898.

Application filed January 16, 1897. Serial No. 619,455. (No model.)

To a, whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. LEWIS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Childrens Garments, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements ingarments of that style known as childrens garments; and it has for itsobject, among others, to provide an improved garment of this characterdesigned for childrens wear, comprising a nether garment and an attachedskirt in one of its forms embodying also an attached waist. The

garment is so constructed that it may be quickly and easily put on andtaken off and when applied will be neat in appearance and comfortable tothe wearer. The trousers or pants portion in both forms is secured tothe skirt portion, so as to form practically one piece, so that both maybe applied at once or together. When the waist portion is present, thesaid waist portion may or may not be cut from a single or integral pieceof cloth with either the pants or skirt port-ion and the other partattached thereto by proper stitching. In both forms they constitutepractically a single piece or garment.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form. part of thisspecification, and in which- Figure 1 is a rear view of the improvedgarment with attached waist. Fig. 2 is a detailed View in elevation withportions broken away, showing the upper part of the pants portion andthe adjacent part of the waist. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thegarment without the waist, and Fig. 4 is a like View with the skirtportion broken away and thrown open.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the views. a

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter and callingattention, first, to Figs. 3 and 4B, A A designate the leg portion ofthe garment, and B B the body or seat portion of the pants. These areformed, preferably, as indicated, and the bottom of the leg portion maybe provided with an elastic cord or a band or other means, so that thesame may be held closely about the legs of the wearer. The waistband Ois provided with a plurality of buttonholes D to receive buttons uponthe waist or garment and by which the" bloomers are held in position, orsame may be supported by straps,belt,or other means. The front portionof the pants is secured to this waistband as indicated best in Fig. 4,and the rear or seat portion is provided at the sides adjacent to theopenings at with the buttonholes E, adapted to receive buttons F on thestraps or tabs G or other suitable support, which are secured to thewaistband or belt portion, as indicated, the buttons being upon theouter or front side of the tabs or straps, as indicated, so as not toengage the body of the wearer. H is the skirt portion, attached to theband H, which is stitched to the waistband or belt D, as seen at e, andthis skirt portion has an opening h, which may or may not extend part orthe entire length of the skirt at the rear, and is provided with buttonand buttonhole h and h or other means of fastening the band and closingall or part of the opening in the back of the skirt, respectively. Theease with which the garment can be applied will be readily understoodfrom the drawings.

Referring now to Figs. 1 and 2, I I designate the leg portions of thegarment; I, the rear or seat portion; 1 the front and body portion, andJ the front portion of the waist. J is the rear portion of the waist,the waist being formed integral with the pants portion, and the skirtI-I formed separate therefrom and secured thereto by a line of stitchingalong the line j, or the waist may be formed integral with the skirtpart and the pants portion attached thereto with proper stitching. Theflap portion of the rear of the pants in this instance is provided withbuttonholes K, adapted to engage with the buttons L upon the frontportion of the trousers, as indicated. This flap portion may be providedwith more buttons or other suitable means of support. The skirt isopened at the back, as is also the waistyand designed to be closed bysuitable buttons and buttonholes, as indicated. The sleeves M of thewaist are formed separate from the body portion and secured thereto inthe ordinary man ner. It will be observed that in both instances thefront portion of the pants is fixed securely to the skirt portion andthat the habit or suit as a whole constitutes but a single garm ent, andin both instances the skirt covers all or the major portion of thepants. The garment may be made of any desired material and of anyrequired size.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from thespirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

. A combination-garment comprising a pants portionopen at the sides, askirt portion having a waistband secured only .to the front of saidpants and provided with an opening at the rear, the rear portion of saidpants being independent of the skirt, and means for detachably securingthe rear portion of the pants below the front portion of the waistbandof the skirt; substantially as specified.

In'testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses,

JOHN G. LEWIS.

Witnesses:

J NO. H. WYETH, J r., J NO. T. LANGHORNE.

